highly visible. However, lower use volume than in other parts of the State, 

 and less resource agency concern for the quality of this landscape (no wild- 

 life refuges, wild and scenic rivers, etc.), give the study areas only a 

 moderate visual sensitivity. 



NORTH SLOPE 



Scenic Qua I i ty 



North Slope study sites include the Ugnuravik River, Aufeis Creek, 

 Kuparuk River, Skeetercake Creek, Sagavanirktok River, Ivishak River, 

 Shaviovik River, and the Kavik River. The Kuparuk River and the Ugnuravik 

 River sites are located on the Arctic Coastal Plain which is characteris- 

 tically flat to slightly rolling. The steeply incised river banks accentuate 

 the strong horizontal line of the coastal plain and also provide vertical 

 relief (Figure 86). The remaining sites are located in the Arctic Foothills 



Figure 86. Typical view of an Arctic Coastal Plain 

 f loodp lain. 



which is a transition area between the coastal plain and the Brooks Mountain 

 Range. Gentle, undulating slopes with occasional isolated, round and rolling 



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